Personal image and selection processes
In a job selection process, the image we present is an important consideration. Everyone projects a particular personal image and this image determines how others perceive us. In a work environment it’s essential to build a suitable image that incorporates our attitude, behaviour and dress, as well as speech that’s coherent and well-structured.
24/01/2017
The XAPSLL manifesto on assaults against rough sleepers
Fundació Mambré supports the manifesto published by XAPSLL (Network for the Care of the Homeless) that opposes the assault against a person who was sleeping rough last October.
24/01/2017
2016 at Mambré
At Mambré, 2016 has been a year for strengthening our networks and continuing to help weave life stories. From supporting charities to fully including people who find themselves homeless, we have continued to offer decent housing and employment opportunities.
22/12/2016
Through writing, I found a way
They say that writing unburdens the soul, that it's a powerful means of expression, that it heals and transforms, that it's a way to reflect the essence of our spirit, that it reveals much about us and that it has the power to move us.
19/12/2016
It could be you: XAPSLL's campaign to make homelessness visible
Close to 3,000 people are homeless in Barcelona. Of those 3,000, around 950 sleep rough every night according to information from the survey performed by XAPSLL in May 2016. This represents an increase of 5.5% compared to 2015. Has it ever crossed your mind that you could be one of these people one day?
25/11/2016
941 people sleeping on the streets of Barcelona
The survey undertaken on the night of the 18th and morning of 19th of May in Barcelona found that there were a total of 941 people sleeping on the streets, a figure that exceeds the result of the Arrels Fundation’s 2015 survey, when the figure was 892 people.
26/05/2016
Job procurement service in the personal and domiciliary care sector
As part of the employment service at Mambré, we're developing a new job procurement programme in order to support people entering the personal and domiciliary care sector.
18/05/2016
Perspectives: A Portrait of Homelessness
You can now watch Mirades. Retrats sense sostre (Perspectives: A Portrait of Homelessness), the documentary made by a team of homeless individuals under the direction of Associació Càmeres i Acció. It is the culmination of a project that began over two years ago which portrays the reality of those experiencing homelessness.
06/05/2016
The #Objectiu60llars campaign
At Mambré Foundation we've set a goal: secure 60 homes to offer to those without one.
02/05/2016
You can now sign up for the 2016 Count
On the 18th of May, in just under a month, the Xarxa d’Atenció a Persones sense llarg (XAPSLL) will carry out 2016's count of people sleeping rough. Once again they need volunteers to move forward with this much needed and important initiative.
22/04/2016